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Re: Column Editor ??

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From: Leslie Mikesell
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 23:31
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In article <1993Jan25.174143.26098@Princeton.EDU> bvaughan@sheps.Princeton.EDU (Barbara Vaughan) writes:
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>Yes, it does.  F10, then one of the options shown (Save DOS text, I think).
>However, WP column editing ability is strictly limited to columns you've
>predefined before setting up the data file.  And moving between columns is
>a pain.

Tables are much nicer than columns if you are really doing tabular data,
but you can also use tabstops for the same effect.  In fact it's kind
of non-intutive the way you have to quote a tab within a table to
make it be interpreted as a tab instead of "move to the next table field"
and you sometimes need decimal tabs to make things line up the way you
want even in tables.

BTW, the way to move between columns is <ctl-home> (goto) arrow.

Les Mikesell
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From: les@chinet.chi.il.us (Leslie Mikesell)
Subject: Re: Column Editor ??
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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 23:31:09 GMT
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